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- Title
The Case ∣ Acute kidney injury in a patient with P. carinii pneumonia.
- Authors
Derebail, Vimal K.; McGregor, JulieAnne G.; Colindres, Romulo E.; Singh, Harsharan K.; Kshirsagar, Abhijit V.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study for which readers are challenged to make a diagnosis. It describes a 61-year-old man who suffered from Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and chronic kidney disease. The article then reveals the authors' diagnosis of sulfonamide crystalluria, which can cause acute renal failure. It describes the causes of sulfonamide crystalluria, its effects, and the appropriate treatment of the disease.
- Subjects
PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia; SULFONAMIDES
- Publication
Kidney International, 2009, Vol 75, Issue 8, p865
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1038/ki.2008.667